Lebanon,Mo.-The racing season officially got underway with the 2nd Annual LebanonMidway Spring Fling as action was wheel to wheel all weekend long with extra money up for grabs as the A-Mods made a return visit with a thrilling finish.
Action started with the Central Bank FactoryStocks as pole setter Jason Russell and former champion Bob Gustin brought the field to the green.Russell jumped to the early lead with Gustin and James Flood right on his heels.This trio pulled away as defending champion Tyson Troutman,Tim Petty,Bobby Ratterree and Brad Gideon battled. Up front with Russell keeping down low and Gustin looking for running room,Flood moved to the middle lane and pulled even with Gustin for second place.The first caution waved on lap 10 as Brad Gideon spun in turn 4 bunching the field up.On the Double-file restart,Flood was able to work in the middle lane and pulled even with leader Russell.This battle went side by side with Flood nipping Russell on lap 14 to grab the lead as Russell was only 1/4 of a car behind as Gustin was still in the hunt running third while the second pack of Troutman,Tim Petty a fast moving Brian Webster(started 13th) and Ratterree were swapping spots.The race changed on lap 17 as contender and early leader Russell pulled off the pace down the backstretch with problems ending his chance for victory as the caution waved.Bunching the field-up,Flood found Gustin right behind him as Troutman was coming strong.On the restart Flood kept in the middle lane and captured the win with Gustin,Troutman,Petty and a fast moving Dexter Frost crossed the stripe in the top 5 as Webster got alittle low in turn 2 on the last lap moving him backwards.
The A-Mods return to the Midway for the opening race as fast qualifier Jason Russell brought the field to the Green flag with Tyler Brown along side.Russell wasted no time in pulling away as Brown and Justin Neuman swapped second place early while Springfield Turkey classic winner Jody Tillman was challanging.With Russell setting a quick pace,Tillman worked around Brown on lap 8 to grab second place and began to close-up on the leader Russell while Brown,Neuman,JC Morton and 2 time Midway champion Jamie Ragland were racing for posistion.during the long green flag run,Tillman has caught Russell on lap 13 and was challanging for the top spot as Neuman’s night ended with problems moving Brown back into third place with Morton and Ragland coming quickly.On lap 17 while looking to the inside lane,Tillman’s bid for the win went south as the car got sideways in turn 4 allowing Russell to pull back ahead and grab the win with Tillman moving back quickly for second with Ragland after starting 11th nipping Tyler Brown for third place with Brown and Morton following.
The Energy Companies PureStock feature provided plenty of excitement and outstanding racing as Kolt Barker and Midway champion Korey Barker brought the field to the Green with 3 wide action right off the start.The caution waved as Doug Phelps got sideways in turn 1 restarting the race.During the opening action pole setter Kolt Barker and others had made contact as Barker went to the pits for a tire change and quick repairs but restartec last.On the restart,Kory Barker grabbed the lead from Shorty Doublin as Elijah Keepper moved on the top groove into third place.The lead duo of Barker and Doublin pulled away as Doublin kept Barker in his sights.On lap 6,Doublin took over the lead with a smooth move on Barker in turn 3 and began to pull away.This 15 lap event went all green as Doublin was looking for the big payday as he put distance between himself and Barker while the race for third was tight as Keepper, a fast moving Kolt Barker,Danny Caffey and Robert Doublin battled.On lap 13 Doublin began to slow as the tire started to go flat on his right rear allowing Kory Barker to close-up.Taking the white flag,Barker took over the lead as Doublin was keeping the car going even with the tire rolling off the rim.Barker would grab the victory as Kolt Barker nipped Doublin for the runner-up spot while Doublin hung on to third with Keepper and Caffey completing the top 5.
The Aaaron’s B-Mods were in full force with a big payday up for grabs.Shawn Strong and defending Midway champion Michael Stake brought the field to the green with Strong leading the opening lap as JC Morton snuk by Stake to grab second place.In the tight battle up front.On lap 2,Morton took the top spot with Strong,Scotty Drake,Stake and a fast moving Kris Jackson following.A few single cars spins kept the field bunched-up as Morton and Strong were keeping things interesting up front while Scott Drake and Stake were side by side.During the green run,Morton began to open up a small lead as Strong moved to the top groove while Stake moved back into third was side by side action was the norm. With morton opening up the lead,Stake made a low move on Strong to grab second place and began to close-up on leader Morton while Strong and Drake were battling and behind them JC Newell,Kris Jackson and Brennon Willard were battling.Morton survived some last lap moves by Stake to take the win with Stake,Scott Drake,Strong and Jackson in the top 5 as 13 of th 19 starters completed the lead lap.
The Rocky Ridge Construction Midwest Modz showed the crowd that in olny their 2nd year of this class it was growing and provived excellent racing action.Midway champion Lil JC Newell and Trevor Drake brought the field to the green,but Joplin’s Bobby gough made an outstanding move to grab the opening lead after a 3 wide pass as Newell settled into second with Drake and Rich Reynolds following.Gough began to open up the lead as Newell and Drake went side by side for second place with Drake grabbing that spot on lap 5.Gough’s lead went away on lap 6 as Timmy Ballinger Jr and Adam Lowrance got together bunching the field up.On the restart,Gough started to pull away again,but Drake began to reel him in and on lap 8 the duo went wheel to wheel with Drake taking command.Drake would pull away during the long green run as gough was a solid second place as the race for third was tight with Rich Reynolds,Newell and veteran Earl Muilenburg racing for third.Reynolds would secure that spot while Drake was opening the lead up.With the checkered flying,Drake took home the win with Gough,Reynolds,Muilenburg and Newell in the top 5.
The StreetStock feature was short on cars but not in action as pole setter Mark Simon and Zack Zeugin went side by side with Zeugin taking the opening lead.On lap 2 with a wild 4 wide action,Simon grabbed the top spot back as Midway champion Joe Francis and Lebanon’s Monk Barker were part of the action.Simon and Zeugin went two wide as Francis made a move on lap 3 from third to first in grabbing the lead.Simon got sideways early and fell back as Ted Ballinger went to the pits with problems.Up front Francis opened up a big lead as Simon was trying to gather it back up and was moving back up front.By lap 10 of the 12 lap event,Simon was closing up on Francis quickly to within 3 cars.Francis would grab the win with Simon,Zeugin and Barker completing the field.
Next Friday April 8th the points battles begin at Midway in the Chase for the Central Bank racing Series action with FactoryStocks,Aaron’s Sales and Rental B -Mods,Transport Graphics StreetStocks,Energy Company PureStocks and Rocky ridge Construction Midwest Modz.Gates open at 5PM with hotlaps at 7:05 and racing at 8PM Sharp.For more information contact Jack Jones at 417-594-0594 or visit the website at WWW.LebanonMidwaySpeedway. Admission is only $10 for adults Juniors(8-15) $5 and under 8 Free or the family pack value of 2 Adults and 3 juniors for $25.
Results-Spring Fling
FactoryStock Ft-1)James Flood-Billings 2)Bob Gustin-Osage Beach 3)Tyson Troutman-Houston 4)Tim Petty-Niangua 5)Dexter Frost-West Plains 6)Bobby Ratterree-Mt Grove 7)Andrew Roark-Henley 8)Dakota Frost-West Plains 9)Mark Davis-Grovesprings 10)Brian Webster-Richland 11)Chris Wynn-Hartville 12)Jason Russell-Henley 13)Brad Gideon-Nixa 14)Shawn Whitman-Urbana
A Mods Ft-1)Jason Russell-Henley 2)Jody Tillman-West Branson 3)Jamie Ragland-Lebanon 4)Tyler Brown-Stoutland 5)JC Morton-Springfield 6)Kris Jackson-Lebanon 7)Earl Roark-Henley 8)Robbie Bryant-Springfield 9)Brennon Willard-Sleeper 10)Justin Neuman-Crocker 11)Williams Heath 12)Josh Woody-Laquey
1st Ht-1)Russell 2)Neuman 3)Tillman 4)Morton 5)Woody 6)Ragland
2nd Ht-1)Brown 2)Roark 3)Bryant 4)Willard 5)Jackson 6)Heath
Fast qualifier-Russell
Aaron’s B-Mod Ft-1)JC Morton-Springfield 2)Michael Stake-Phillipsburg 3)Scott Drake-Webb City 4)Shawn Strong-Republic 5)Kris Jackson-Lebanon 6)JC Newell-Decaturville 7)Bennon Willard-Sleeper 8)Tommy McBride-Lebanon 9)Derek Cook-Lebanon 10)Robert Staats 11)Ryan Edde-Urbana 12)Mike Shaddy-Lebanon 13)Bobby Gough-Joplin 14)Lonnie Henderson-Lebanon 15)Tony Moore-Lebanon 16)Jamie Petty-Niangua 17)Chris Bryson-Monett 18)Grant Sharp-Conway 19)Cody Nivens-Fair Grove
Energy Companies Purestocks Ft-1)Kory Barker-Lebanon 2)Kolt Barker-Lebanon 3)Shorty Doublin-Lebanon 4)Elijah Keepper-Hurley 5)Danny Caffey-Conway 6)Robert Doublin-Lebanon 7)Doug Phelps-Lebanon 8)Daniel Glenn-Lebanon 9)Mike Stafford-Urbana 10)Matt Young-Lebanon
Rock Ridge Const-Midwest Modz Ft-1)Trevor Drake-Webb City 2)Bobby Gough-Joplin 3)Rich Reynolds-Halltown 4)Earl Muilenburg-Sparta 5)JC Newell-Stoutland 6)Terry Williams-Springfield 7)Shawn Eggeman-Willard 8)Bill Joiner-Lebanon 9)Adam Lowrance-Lebanon 10)Timmy Ballinger Jr-Halfway DNS-Brian Warner-Phillipsburg
Transport Graphice StreetStocks Ft-1)Joe Francis-Lebanon 2)Mark Simon-Buffalo 3)Zack Zeugin-Bolivar 4)Monk Barker-Lebanon 5)Ted Ballinger-Halfway
Friday Night Results
FactoryStocks
1st Ht-1)Jason Russell 2)James Flood 3)Bobby Ratterree 4)Mark Davis 5)Chris Wynn 6)Shawn Whitman
2nd Ht-1)Bob Gustin 2)Tyson Troutman 3)Tim Petty 4)Brad Gideon 5)Dakota Frost 6)Dexter Frost
Pole Dash-1)Russell 2)Gustin 3)Flood 4)Troutman 5)Ratterree 6)Petty
PureStocks
1st Ht-1)Kolt Barker 2)Matt Young 3)Shorty Doublin 4)Daniel Glenn 5)Zeb Keepper
2nd Ht-1)Kory Barker 2)Doug Phelps 3)Elijah Keepper 4)Robert Doublin
Pole Dash-1)Kolt Barker 2)Kory Barker 3)S.Doublin 4)Young 5)Phelps 6)Keepper
B-Mods
1st Ht-1)Shawn Strong 2)Tommy McBride 3)Kris Jackson 4)Lonnie Henderson 5)Cody Nivens 6)Ryan Edde
2nd Ht-1)Michael Stake 2)Scotty Drake 3)Bennon Willard 4)Jamie Petty 5)Grant Sharp 6)Tony Moore
3rd Ht-1)JC Morton 2)JC Newell 3)Derek Cook 4)Robert Staats 5)Chris Bryson 6)Mike Shaddy
Pole Dash-Strong 2)Stake 3)Morton 4)Drake 5)McBride 6)Newell
StreetStocks
Ht-1)Mark Simon 2)Zack Zeugin 3)Monk Barker 4)Ted Ballinger 5)Joe Francis
Dash-Simon 2)Zeugin 3)Barker 4)Ballinger 5)Francis
MidWest Modz
1st Ht-1)Trevor Drake 2)Bobby Gough 3)Shawn Eggeman 4)Brian Warner
2nd Ht-1)JC Newell 2)Rich Reynolds 3)Bill Joiner 4)Adam Lowrance
Dash-Newell 2)Drake 3)Gough 4)Reynolds 5)Joiner 6)Eggeman